Bud Greenspan

Director

Birthday September 18, 1926

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Dec 25, 2010 (84)

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About

Sports documentary filmmaker who earned Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Directors Guild of American and National Academy of Television.

Before Fame

He made his directing debut with the 1966 documentary Jesse Owens Returns to Berlin.

Trivia

He documented many of sport's greatest moments, including the Munich and Sydney Olympics.

Family Life

His wife Constance Anna Petrash passed away in 1983.

Associated With

He directed the 1977 TV movie Wilma, which starred Cicely Tyson .